Numeri 2:1-34
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Inkampu yahlulwa ibe ngamaqela abunjwa zizizwe ezithathu (1-34)
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Iqela elikhokelwa sisizwe sakwaYuda lihlala ngasempuma (3-9)
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Iqela elikhokelwa sisizwe sakwaRubhen lihlala ngasemzantsi (10-16)
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AbaLevi bahlala esiphakathini (17)
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Iqela elikhokelwa sisizwe sakwaEfrayim lihlala ngasentshona (18-24)
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Iqela elikhokelwa sisizwe sakwaDan lihlala ngasemntla (25-31)
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Inani elipheleleyo lawo onke amadoda abhalisiweyo (32-34)
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2 UYehova wathetha noMoses noAron, wathi:
2 “AmaSirayeli afanele ahlale kwiinkampu zawo, ngokwamaqela abunjwa zizizwe ezithathu,+ indoda nganye ngakwiflegi yendlu katata wayo. Amele ahlale ezinkampini zawo, zijikeleze intente yokuhlangana yaye zijonge ngakuyo.
3 “Abo bahlala kwicala elingasempuma, baza kuba liqela* elibunjwa zizizwe ezithathu elikhokelwa sisizwe sakwaYuda, yaye inkosi yoonyana bakaYuda nguNashon+ unyana ka-Aminadabhi.
4 Ababhaliswayo kumkhosi wakhe bayi-74 600.+
5 Ecaleni kwakhe iza kuba sisizwe sakwaIsakare, yaye inkosi yoonyana bakaIsakare nguNetaneli+ unyana kaTsuware.
6 Ababhaliswayo kumkhosi wakhe bayi-54 400.+
7 Esilandelayo sisizwe sakwaZebhulon, yaye inkosi yoonyana bakaZebhulon nguEliyabhi+ unyana kaHelon.
8 Ababhaliswayo kumkhosi wakhe bayi-57 400.+
9 “Bonke ababhaliswayo kule nkampu ikhokelwa nguYuda bayi-186 400. Aba bafanele bahambe kuqala.+
10 “Iqela* elibunjwa zizizwe ezithathu elikhokelwa sisizwe sakwaRubhen,+ liza kuhlala ngasemzantsi, yaye inkosi yoonyana bakaRubhen nguElitsure+ unyana kaShedeyure.
11 Ababhaliswayo kumkhosi wakhe bayi-46 500.+
12 Ecaleni kwakhe iza kuba sisizwe sakwaSimeyon, yaye inkosi yoonyana bakaSimeyon nguShelumiyeli+ unyana kaTsurishadayi.
13 Ababhaliswayo kumkhosi wakhe bayi-59 300.+
14 Esilandelayo sisizwe sakwaGadi, yaye inkosi yoonyana bakaGadi nguEliyasafu+ unyana kaRehuweli.
15 Ababhaliswayo kumkhosi wakhe bayi-45 650.+
16 “Bonke ababhaliswayo kule nkampu ikhokelwa nguRubhen bayi-151 450, yaye mababe ngabesibini ukuhamba.+
17 “Xa ihamba intente yokuhlangana,+ isizwe sabaLevi simele sibe sesiphakathini sezinye izizwe.
“Izizwe zimele zihambe ngokwendlela ezihlala ngayo,+ sizwe ngasinye sikwindawo yaso, ngokweqela elibunjwa zizizwe ezithathu.
18 “Iqela* elibunjwa zizizwe ezithathu elikhokelwa sisizwe sakwaEfrayim, liza kuba ngasentshona, yaye inkosi yoonyana bakaEfrayim nguElishama+ unyana ka-Amihudi.
19 Ababhaliswayo kumkhosi wakhe bayi-40 500.+
20 Ecaleni kwakhe iza kuba sisizwe sakwaManase,+ yaye inkosi yoonyana bakaManase nguGamaliyeli+ unyana kaPedatsure.
21 Ababhaliswayo kumkhosi wakhe bayi-32 200.+
22 Esilandelayo sisizwe sakwaBhenjamin, yaye inkosi yoonyana bakaBhenjamin nguAbhidan+ unyana kaGidiyoni.
23 Ababhaliswayo kumkhosi wakhe bayi-35 400.+
24 “Bonke ababhaliswayo kule nkampu ikhokelwa nguEfrayim bayi-108 100, yaye mababe ngabesithathu ukuhamba.+
25 “Iqela* elibunjwa zizizwe ezithathu elikhokelwa sisizwe sakwaDan, liza kuba ngasemntla, inkosi yoonyana bakaDan nguAhiyezere+ unyana ka-Amishadayi.
26 Ababhaliswayo kumkhosi wakhe bayi-62 700.+
27 Ecaleni kwakhe iza kuba sisizwe sakwa-Ashere, yaye inkosi yoonyana baka-Ashere nguPagiyeli+ unyana kaOkeran.
28 Ababhaliswayo kumkhosi wakhe bayi-41 500.+
29 Esilandelayo sisizwe sakwaNafetali, yaye inkosi yoonyana bakaNafetali nguAhira+ unyana kaEnan.
30 Ababhaliswayo kumkhosi wakhe bayi-53 400.+
31 “Bonke ababhaliswayo kule nkampu ikhokelwa nguDan bayi-157 600. Mababe ngabokugqibela ukuhamba,+ ngokweqela labo elibunjwa zizizwe ezithathu.”
32 Nango ke amaqela amaSirayeli awabhaliswayo ngokwezindlu zootata bawo. Bebonke ababhaliswayo ababenokungena emkhosini babeyi-603 550.+
33 Kodwa bona abaLevi zange babhaliswe+ kunye namanye amaSirayeli,+ kanye njengokuba uYehova wayemyalele uMoses.
34 AmaSirayeli enza yonke into ngendlela uYehova awayemyalele ngayo uMoses. Ayehlala engamaqela abunjwa zizizwe ezithathu.+ Naxa ehamba, ayehamba ngolo hlobo,+ ngokweentsapho nangokwezindlu zootata bawo.
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Ngokoqobo, “ngumkhosi.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “Umkhosi.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “Umkhosi.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “Umkhosi.”
